| ![Show Contents]() Sheman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of ShemanWhat does the name Sheman mean? The spelling and overall form of Irish names tend to vary widely. The original Gaelic form of the name Sheman is Ó Siodhachain, which may be derived from "siodhach," which means "peaceful." While most of the family claim Ireland as their ancient homeland, England may be an origin of the family too, as Sheen can be found in Surrey and Staffordshire. 1 Early Origins of the Sheman familyThe surname Sheman was first found in County Limerick (Irish: Luimneach) located in Southwestern Ireland, in the province of Munster, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. 2 In England, the earliest record of the family was Robert Schene who was listed in the Curia Regis Rolls for Somerset in 1226. John de Schene was listed in Cornwall in 1297. 1 Early History of the Sheman familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sheman research. Another 65 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Sheman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sheman Spelling VariationsPronunciation, rather than spelling, was what guided scribes and church officials in recording names, a practice that often led to the misleading result of one person's name being recorded under several different spellings. Numerous spelling variations of the surname Sheman are preserved in documents that were examined for evidence of the family's history. The various spellings of Sheman included Sheehan, Sheeham, Sheahan, O'Sheehan, Sheagan and many more. Early Notables of the Sheman familyMore information is included under the topic Early Sheman Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Sheman Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mrs. Mary Ann Sheman, (b. 1842), aged 20, Cornish settler departing on 5th August 1862 aboard the ship "Chrysolite" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 24th November 1862 3
- Mr. Thomas Sheman, (b. 1840), aged 22, Cornish farm labourer departing on 5th August 1862 aboard the ship "Chrysolite" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 24th November 1862 3
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- Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to Lyttelton 1858-84 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/new_zealand_assisted.pdf
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